Pendant ·  D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3042997

Description

ivory, in shape of stylized claws, incised dots, accentuated by black pigment.
Used for initiation rites of the “lemba” society.

The object Pendant with the object ID 3042997 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 373.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L. (ed.), Kongo Kingdom Art, China 2003, p. 236, ill. 6,23

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.